The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-17

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Washington Not ..
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The. pres
dent this afternoon appointed Charlton
H. Way of Georgia, to be consul gen.
eral of the United States at
st. Petersburg. The following
post masters were appointed:
Lowrey W. Hawkins at Canton, Mo-;
John NJ. Lands at Oswego, Kansas,
vice L. s. Crum, removed.
SUCCESSFUL TESTS.
The officers of the Ordnance Corps
are very much gratified with the per-
Torrance of the neH eight inch steel
rifle now being tested at Sandy Hook.
This gun was built 1.-THE West Point
foundry, of English and domestic steel.
Thirty test rounds have been fired and
trials will be continued during the
summer. With Il shot weighing 2s9
pounds, and charge Of American
brown powder, the initial velocity of
the projectile was 1,575 feet and the
energy developed at distance of 900
yards was equal to 1000 foot
tons. General Bent says these results
have been carefully compared with the
records of trials of the new navy gun,
and the Krupp, Euylish and French
guns of the same calibre, and establish
ed the fact that the army S-inch steel
rifle is fully equal to the navy gun, and
better than guns of corresponding cali
bre made by foreign manufacturers.
Touching the failure of Congress to
pass Notification appropriation bill,
General Bent, the Chief of Ordnance.
today said, that the result is to leave
the fertilization and ordnance works
in worse shape than they were after
the adjournment of the last session.
at that time there were few flag ends
of appropriations available. But now
the ordnance bureau and the engineer
corps must come to full stop so far as
concerns the construction of guns
and Notifications. The engineer corps,
said the General. has also surrendered
its military functions and has been re-
solved into body of civilians devoting
all its time to river and harbor i'm
provements. Two twelve inch rifled
cannOns, cast-iron, strengthened with
steel, have been lying for months
incomplete in the South Boston
Inappropriate a sufficient sum
of money out Of the amount
already authorized to be expended
to put them i'll serviceable condition.
There is no expectation among ord
nance officers that Congress will pass q
Notification appropriation bill before
the closing days of the next Congress
and during the next fifteen months
there will not be funds available even
to pay the watchmen at the foItifica-
tiOns.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Democratic members of Congress
and others who have access to the
President and means of knowledge on
the subject. do not believe that there is
any possibility of an extra session of
preston gathered by a Star reporter
from conversations with members OF
Congress is that the Fiftieth Congress
will be called together in the fall.
perhaps October, in order that some
important legislation to come before il
may be matured early. 1t is q
well known fact that Congress
hardly ever does any business until af.
ter the holiday recess. In view OF
the fact that the question Of revenue
and taxation, of Notifications and 9th
ers of great public interest must receive
attention at the next session, it il
thought that the President will call q
session to begin in the fall and that il
will run along into the regular session
DURHAM's DECISION.
First Comptroller Durham has de
cided that the increase in the amount
appropriated by the last Congress from
500, 900 to $400, 900 to provide arms anC
equipments for the militia does not be
come available until July first next
the beginning of the next fiscal year
He, however, regards the increase In
the nature of permanent annual ap
preparation.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The Commissioner of Indian Affair
to-day awarded contracts for furniShini
and distributing among the several In
dian tribes 315 wagons, 40 sets of har
ness, 2S2 mich COWS, go yoke of worl
oxen, IA brood mares, 30 bulls, IA stal
lions, 1,100 stock cattle and mules.
NUMEROUS ANSWERS RECEIVED.
The acting Secretary of the Treasur.
has already received about one hundret
letters in answer to his circular of Feb
| 10 last, inviting suggestions for tn
better protection of life and propert,
from fire in case of accidents to railroal
cars and steamboats,. They have beer
referred to Supervising Inspector Gen
eral Dumont. and will be carefully eX
amined and scheduled in course of time
INVESTIGATING THE BUREAUS.
The select Senate committee to in
quire into the methods of doing bust
ness in the Executive Departments
held its first meeting to-day. Senate
| Cockrell, chairman, was authorized +
collect information in regard to method
in use in the departments, the necessi
| ty for increased clerical force In som
bureaus, etc. Senator Cockren wi
visit the departments in person an
with clerk and stenographer viii CO.
lect the desired information. 1t is e1
pected that this will be in shape fc
consideration by full committee abou
June 1, when another meeting viii b
held.
CONCESSIONS BY THE SHAH.
| The Department of State has receiN
ed dispatch from Minister Pratt q
Teheren, stating that the Shah Ia
granted concession for the erection of
hospital at that city under the dire
ton of DIR. w. W. Terrence, physical
of the American Presbyterian Board {
Missions. The first step was taken
1885 by the then Prime Minister, WI
offered IL 500 square yards Of ground
any one of three locations whie
DIR. Terrence might designat
, The conference was. however, d
layed by his ExCellency's deaf
] Through the active exertions of Il
j ministers of the posts and member
; the imperial council of state a grant
} %, 900 yards OF ground has bean q
! lowed. This hospital Is to accomm
5 date eighty to ZOE patients. Mrs. Y
e n. Ferry, of Lake Forest, Ills., b
2 given 81 600 for this purpose, whil
{ sum has been increased to 81, 600 by q
: American Presbyterian board Of m
e sions. As this amount is inadeqns
g for the purpose, It Is hoped by
q founders that donations may be